Chapter 5, Problem 5.76P

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The amount of heat required to raise temperature of 1 mol of liquid mercury should be calculated.

Concept introduction:

Specific heat is an amount of heat which is required for raise one-degree Celsius temperature of unit mass of substance. Specific heat is a thermodynamic type of property of a substance having SI unit as ${\text{J/g }}^{\circ }\text{C}$. Another unit to express specific heat of substance is ${\text{cal/g }}^{\circ }\text{C}$.